This Fascinating Map Shows The Leading Causes of Death Around the World

It’s a morbid subject, but it’s something that everyone has to face eventually.

And it can be oddly fascinating to discover the leading mortality causes in different countries around the world.

This infographic compares the 10 leading causes of death in the world’s 20 poorest and 20 richest countries – and the inequality that it reveals is saddening. The information is taken from the 2013 World Bank ranking of the world’s richest countries by gross domestic product.

The graphic states: ‘Cardiovascular disease claims three out of 10 people as the world’s leading cause of death. In wealthy countries, seven people in 10 die aged 70 or over, mainly through chronic diseases.

‘In low-income countries, the predominant cause of death is from infectious disease, where about four in 10 deaths are children under 15 years old.’